2022 Iowa Attorney General election

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2022 Iowa Attorney General election
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Nominee Brenna Bird Tom Miller
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote611,432590,890
Percentage50.8%49.1%
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Bird:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Miller:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%
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Attorney General before election

Tom Miller
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Brenna Bird
Republican

The 2022 Iowa Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Iowa. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller, who was first elected Attorney General in 1978, ran for re-election to an eleventh overall term, [1] but was narrowly defeated by Republican nominee Brenna Bird, the county attorney for Guthrie County. Bird received 51% of the vote while Miller received 49% of the vote.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent) 146,284 99.73%
Write-in 3990.27%
Total votes146,683 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brenna Bird 163,114 99.59%
Write-in 6700.41%
Total votes163,784 100.0%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] Leans DNovember 3, 2022
Elections Daily [5] Leans DNovember 1, 2022

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Tom
Miller (D)		Brenna
Bird (R)		OtherUndecided
Selzer & Co. [6] October 31 – November 3, 2022801 (LV)± 3.5%47%45%4% [b] 5%
Cygnal (R) [7] [A] October 26–27, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%46%44%–11%
Selzer & Co. [8] October 9–12, 2022620 (LV)± 3.9%49%33%12% [c] 6%
Cygnal (R) [9] [A] October 2–4, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%43%46%–12%
Cygnal (R) [10] [A] July 13–14, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%45%44%–12%
Cygnal (R) [11] [A] February 20–22, 2022610 (LV)± 3.9%41%46%–13%

Results

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State Senate district results
2022 Iowa Attorney General election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brenna Bird 611,432 50.82% N/A
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent)590,89049.11%−27.40%
Write-in 8010.07%-7.09%
Total votes1,202,322 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Miller won 3 of 4 congressional districts, all of which elected Republicans. [13]

DistrictMillerBirdRepresentative
1st 51%49% Mariannette Miller-Meeks
2nd 51%49% Ashley Hinson
3rd 54%46% Cindy Axne (117th Congress)
Zach Nunn (118th Congress)
4th 39%61% Randy Feenstra

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ "Someone else" with 2%; "Don't want to tell" with 1%; "Would not vote" with 1%
  3. ↑ "Would not vote" with 7%; "Someone else" with 5%

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 3 4 This poll was sponsored by the Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation

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References

  1. 1 2 Pfannestiel, Brianne (September 19, 2021). "Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, to seek 2022 re-election" . Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Official Results - 2022 Primary Election". IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (January 4, 2022). "Brenna Bird running for Iowa attorney general against Tom Miller". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ Selzer & Co.
  7. ↑ Cygnal (R)
  8. ↑ Selzer & Co.
  9. ↑ Cygnal (R) Archived February 28, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Cygnal (R)
  11. ↑ Cygnal (R) Archived February 28, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "Official Results - 2022 General Election - Attorney General". IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  13. ↑ "2022 Iowa Election Results by Congressional District".

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